Fundação Altino Ventura

About Fundação Altino Ventura

The Altino Ventura Foundation - FAV is a reference institution in ophthalmology medical care, education, and scientific research, as well as in the rehabilitation of patients with multiple disabilities, in the North and Northeast of Brazil. During the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil in 2015/2016, FAV was the first hospital to offer comprehensive rehabilitation to babies with microcephaly/congenital Zika virus syndrome and to publish unprecedented scientific findings, attracting national and international press.